“This Is It” Michael Jackson Movie Tickets Sell Out In Hours

by Yuliya Talmazan | September 28, 2009 at 09:48 am

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The tickets to the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT Like You've Never Seen Him before -- a documentary featuring the last footage of Michael Jackson on stage and in live -- went on sale this Sunday and were sold out in hours. All 3,000 tickets to the advanced screening were snatched in no time.

The movie will be officially released on October 28 in 25 countries around the world with a limited two-week run. But, an advanced screening will take place in Los Angeles on October 27.

The film was put together by director Kenny Ortega from the hundred of hours of on-stage and behind-the-scenes footage shot during the preparations for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" concert tour that was supposed to have launched in July of 2009. The 50-date tour would have been Jackson's final tour of the career.

"'This Is It' may go down as the greatest concert no one got a chance to see," the movie's director and Michael's longtime collaborator, Kenny Ortega, promised. "But with this film we get a rare portrait of Michael as he prepares for his final curtain call." Jeff Blake, Sony's worldwide marketing and distribution chairman, added, "Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere round the world. By rolling out this film simultaneously worldwide, we are giving audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson's incredible career."

Michael Jackson died of alleged drug overdose on June 25, 2009. He was 51.